Hypertension (high blood pressure) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and RLS, but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities.

The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for the left foot fracture and a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), while dismissing claims for service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during his period of active duty service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension as the Veteran's blood pressure readings did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of skin cancer, prostate cancer, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension prior to August 10, 2022.

The appeal as to the timeliness of a March 2024 NOD was denied, and the attempted appeals for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, bilateral foot neuropathy, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and COPD were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right foot disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches and hypertension as further development is needed to address pre-decisional errors.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board denied the applications to revise a March 2021 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for various claims of service connection, finding no evidence that the correct facts were not before the RO or that the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions were incorrectly applied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension secondary to the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, as the evidence supports that the Veteran's hypertension developed due to a decrease in physical activity and poor eating habits resulting from his anxiety disorder.

The appeal for service connection for hypertension, to include due to herbicide agent exposure, was dismissed as a duplicate of an existing appeal stream.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, but dismissed the claim for hypertension and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability with radiculopathy, left shoulder condition, residuals of a head injury, hypertension, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board granted a TDIU prior to February 1, 2014 and service connection for the Veteran's cause of death due to hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of chronic symptoms during active duty or continuous post-service symptoms. The Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence linking the conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection due to his exposure to herbicides in-service, and a skin disorder of the feet is remanded for further examination.

The Board remands the issues of a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for hypertension to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.